Romans 5:15

Romans 5:15 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)But not as the offence, so also is the free gift. For if through the offence of one many be dead, much more the grace of God, and the gift by grace, which is by one man, Jesus Christ, hath abounded unto many.
• New International Version (NIV)But the gift is not like the trespass. For if the many died by the trespass of the one man, how much more did God’s grace and the gift that came by the grace of the one man, Jesus Christ, overflow to the many!
• English Standard Version (ESV)But the free gift is not like the trespass. For if many died through one man's trespass, much more have the grace of God and the free gift by the grace of that one man Jesus Christ abounded for many.
• New King James Version (NKJV)But the free gift is not like the offense. For if by the one man’s offense many died, much more the grace of God and the gift by the grace of the one Man, Jesus Christ, abounded to many.

Context of Romans 5:15

13For up until the Torah, sin was in the world; but sin does not count as sin when there is no law. 14Nevertheless death reigned from Adam until Moses, even over those who had not sinned in a manner similar to the violation of Adam, who is a pattern of the One to come. But the gracious gift is not like the transgression. For if many died because of the transgression of one man, how much more did the grace of God overflow to many through the gift of one Man—Yeshua the Messiah. 16Moreover, the gift is not like what happened through the one who sinned. For on the one hand, the judgment from one violation resulted in condemnation; but on the other hand, the gracious gift following many transgressions resulted in justification. 17For if by the one man’s transgression, death reigned through the one, how much more shall those who receive the overflow of grace and the gift of righteousness reign in life through the One, Messiah Yeshua.

Romans 5:15 word by word

ἀλλ᾽ οὐχ ὡς τὸ παράπτωμα οὕτως καὶ τὸ χάρισμα. εἰ γὰρ τῷ τοῦ ἑνὸς παραπτώματι οἱ πολλοὶ ἀπέθανον, πολλῷ μᾶλλον ἡ χάρις τοῦ θεοῦ καὶ ἡ δωρεὰ ἐν χάριτι τῇ τοῦ ἑνὸς ἀνθρώπου Ἰησοῦ Χριστοῦ εἰς τοὺς πολλοὺς ἐπερίσσευσεν.Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Butἀλλάalla · butG235
• notοὐou · noG3756
• asὡςhōs · as/whenG5613
• the offenceὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• the offenceπαράπτωμαparaptōma · trespassG3900
• soοὕτωςhoutō · thus(-ly)G3779
• alsoκαίkai · andG2532
• the free giftχάρισμαcharisma · giftG5486
• Forγάρgar · forG1063
• ifεἰei · ifG1487
• of oneεἷςheis · oneG1520
• manyπολύςpolus polos · muchG4183
• be deadἀποθνήσκωapothnēskō · to dieG599
• moreμᾶλλονmallon · moreG3123
• the graceχάριςcharis · graceG5485
• of Godθεόςtheos · GodG2316
• the giftδωρεάdōrea · free giftG1431
• byἐνen · in/on/amongG1722
• manἄνθρωποςanthrōpos · a humanG444
• JesusἸησοῦςIēsous · JesusG2424
• ChristΧριστόςChristos · ChristG5547
• hath aboundedπερισσεύωperisseuō · to exceedG4052
• untoεἰςeis · towardG1519

Cross-references for Romans 5:15

• Romans 5:16Moreover, the gift is not like what happened through the one who sinned. For on the one hand, the judgment from one violation resulted in condemnation; but on the other hand, the gracious gift following many transgressions resulted in justification.
• Isaiah 55:8“For My thoughts are not your thoughts, nor are your ways My ways.” It is a declaration of Adonai.
• John 3:16“For God so loved the world that He gave His one and only Son, that whoever believes in Him shall not perish but have eternal life.
• John 4:10Yeshua replied to her, “If you knew the gift of God, and who it is who is saying to you, ‘Give Me a drink,’ you would have asked Him, and He would have given you living water.”
• Romans 5:12So then, just as sin came into the world through one man and death through sin, in the same way death spread to all men because all sinned.
• Daniel 12:2Multitudes who sleep in the dust of the earth will awake—some to everlasting life, and others to shame and everlasting contempt.
• Matthew 20:28just as the Son of Man did not come to be served, but to serve, and to give His life as a ransom for many.”
• Matthew 26:28for this is My blood of the covenant, which is poured out for many for the removal of sins.
• Ephesians 2:8For by grace you have been saved through faith. And this is not from yourselves—it is the gift of God.
• Romans 6:23For sin’s payment is death, but God’s gracious gift is eternal life in Messiah Yeshua our Lord.
• 2 Corinthians 9:15Thanks be to God for His indescribable gift!
• Hebrews 2:9But we see One who was made for a little while lower than the angels—namely, Yeshua. He is now crowned with glory and honor, because of the death He suffered so that, by the grace of God, He might taste death for everyone.
• 1 John 4:9The love of God was revealed among us by this—that God sent His one and only Son into the world so that we might live through Him.
• 1 John 5:11And the testimony is this—that God gave us eternal life, and this life is in His Son.
• Romans 5:20Now the Torah came in so that transgression might increase. But where sin increased, grace overflowed even more—
• Isaiah 53:11As a result of the anguish of His soul He will see it and be satisfied by His knowledge. The Righteous One, My Servant will make many righteous and He will bear their iniquities.

Commentaries on Romans 5:15

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 15But not as the offense, so also is the free gift - The same learned writer, quoted above, continues to observe: - "It is evident that the apostle, in this and the two following verses, is running a parallel, or making a comparison between the offense of Adam and its consequence; and the opposite gift of God and its consequences. And, in these three verses, he shows that the comparison will not hold good in all respects, because the free gift, , bestows…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 15But not as the offence - This is the first point of contrast between the effect of the sin of Adam and of the work of Christ. The word “offence” means properly a fall, where we stumble over anything lying in our way It then means sin in general, or crime Matthew 6:14-15; Matthew 18:35. Here it means the fall, or first sin of Adam. We use the word “fall” as applied to Adam, to denote his first offence, as being that act by which he fell from an elevated…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 15-19Verses 15-19 Through one man's offence, all mankind are exposed to eternal condemnation. But the grace and mercy of God, and the free gift of righteousness and salvation, are through Jesus Christ, as man: yet the Lord from heaven has brought the multitude of believers into a more safe and exalted state than that from which they fell in Adam. This free gift did not place them anew in a state of trial, but fixed them in a state of justification, as Adam…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 15Paul uses the word many to contrast with one. Many does not always mean all, but it can include everyone if the context suggests it. In this passage, the many who suffer death because of Adam clearly includes everyone (see 5:12). However, Paul explains elsewhere that the many who receive the gift of forgiveness through Jesus Christ does not include everyone (see 11:1–5).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1515. But--"Yet," "Howbeit." not as the offence--"trespass." so also is the free gift--or "the gracious gift," "the gift of grace." The two cases present points of contrast as well as resemblance. For if, &c.--rather, "For if through the offense of the one the many died (that is, in that one man's first sin), much more did the grace of God, and the free gift by grace, even that of the one man, Jesus Christ, abound unto the many." By "the many" is meant the…Read the comment

Topics related to Romans 5:15

• Adam
• Atonement
• Death
• Grace of God
• Jesus Continued
• Justification
• Salvation
• Sin

In the dictionaries

• Christ
• God
• Jesus
• Abound
• Access
• Adam, a type
• Atonement
• Condemnation
• Covenant
• Die

Commentaries on Romans 5

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Illustrated New Testament
• Burkitt’s Expository Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Family Bible Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• The People’s New Testament
• Robertson’s Word Pictures
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings